Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford, England — 8 June 1868
Unknown astronomical body
Astronomers recorded, at 9:50 P.M., a luminous object that moved quickly across the sky, stopped, changed course to the west, then to the south, where it hovered for four minutes before heading north.
Source: “Remarkable meteor” English Mechanic! (July 10, 1868): 351. 474. Case: W428